@yikesanotherday without looking it up (because I don't want to be a complete saddo!) I think so? Its how most artists of the period began. Then of course he concentrated on work that showed off the estates of the men that could afford to pay a decent amount for it. I believe the sea stuff came after he went there for his health and as his eyesight was failing, which explains the shift in style. I prefer it.. much less static and more evocative.